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THE PHONOGRAM FRENCH, GERMAN AND SPANISH TAUGHT BY MAIL AND PHONOGRAPH [ The Editor is indebted to the International Correspond- ence Schools, of Scranton, Pa ., for the following copies of letters addressed to them from prominent Professors and Students , endorsing the T. C. S. methods and testifying to the value of the Edison Phonograph I am satisfied that with this instrument so perfected, any person, young or old, can obtain command of any one of these now important languages within at least one year, and in most cases a great deal less time. I would therefore recommend ®i the I. C. S. method to every student of these languages, even though he may have a teacher, as he would then be sure of reciting the correct pronunciation, which he might fail to obtain from the ordinary instructor. I can sincerely recommend the system of these great Schools as the very best method extant for acquiring a perfect knowledge of the modem languages.— Edwin S. Duronso, A.M., Ph. G., Professor of Modern Languages, Chillicothe Normal School, Chillicothe, Mo. When I ordered your Scholarship in French, it occurred to me that your plan of giving instruction in the language was a good one, but I did not realize how good it was until I listened to the Phonograph, and then it dawned upon me how much better it was than to sit free to free with the teacher. My son states that, if he cannot learn to speak French correctly, thoroughly, and rapidly, the fruit will be his, and not that of the system—and I quite agree